Q. Though Ashoka had many sons, the inscriptions mentioned only one who is not mentioned in any other source. He is

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Tivara

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    A)Guru Govind Singh
    B)Guru Nanak
    C)Guru Arjan Dev
    D)Guru Har rai
    Answer: Guru Arjan Dev
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    A)Ramanuja
    B)Nimbarka
    C)Madhva
    D)Vallabhacharya
    Answer: Ramanuja
  • Q. Under the Mughals __________ was administered as a department of the household
    A)cavalry
    B)infantry
    C)artillery
    D)navy
    Answer: artillery
  • Q. I. This school eventually merged because of their closely related metaphysical theories (although Vaisheshika only accepted perception and inference as sources of valid knowledge). II. Mimamsa accept the logical and philosophical teachings of the other schools, they insist that salvation can only be attained by acting in accordance with the prescriptions of the Vedas. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct related to the Purva Mimamsa?
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    B)I only
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: II only
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    A)Zhou Enlai
    B)Ngo Dinh Diem
    C)Pol Pot
    D)Ho Chi Minh
    Answer: Ho Chi Minh
  • Q. The Non-Cooperation movement had been launched by Gandhi in the year
    A)1919
    B)1916
    C)1920
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  • Q. Who was the Greek ambassador in the court of Chandragupta Maurya?
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  • Q. In 1942, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill sent :
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    B)Wavell Mission to India
    C)Mount Mission to India
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    B)I, II, III and IV
    C)I, II and III
    D)II, III and IV
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. From which language, has the term ‘democracy’ been derived?
    A)Hebrew
    B)Greek
    C)English
    D)Latin
    Answer: Greek
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    A)Sikandra
    B)Sasaram
    C)Agra
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  • Q. The Indian National Congress and the Muslim League came to each other in 1916 at
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    A)Bipin Chandra Pal
    B)Lala Lajpat Rai
    C)Aswini Kumar Datta
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  • Q. Who scripted Gandhiji’s favorite song ‘Vaishnav Jan to __________ ‘?
    A)Premanand
    B)Narsi Mehta
    C)Chunilal
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    B)Aurangzeb
    C)Jahandar Shah
    D)Farrukhsiyar
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    A)Commander
    B)Prince
    C)Council
    D)Minister
    Answer: Prince
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    A)Bahadur Shah Zafar
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